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Originally Published 2 years ago — by Financial Times
Giorgio Napolitano, an Italian statesman who served as the President of Italy from 2006 to 2015, has passed away at the age of 97. Napolitano played a significant role in Italian politics and history, and his death marks the end of an era in Italian leadership.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Financial Times
The future of Forza Italia, the political party founded by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is uncertain following his death. The party has struggled in recent years and faces challenges in finding a new leader and maintaining its position in Italian politics. Berlusconi's daughter, Marina, has been suggested as a potential successor, but the party's future remains unclear.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Wall Street Journal
Silvio Berlusconi, a divisive figure in Italian politics and business known for his ribald jokes and sex scandals, has died at the age of 86. He conditioned Italian politics and embodied its conservative movement during and after his tenure as Italy's leader. Berlusconi avoided conviction for nearly two decades, but in 2013 he was sentenced to a four-year jail term and a two-year ban from public office in a tax-fraud case, the only definitive conviction he ever received.